Service Mesh

The automated arrangement, coordination, and management of complex software services and microservices to fulfill a workflow.

A deployment pattern where a secondary container runs alongside a primary application to handle supporting features like logging or networking.

The component of a distributed system that manages configuration, coordination, routing policies, and operational control of services.

The component of a distributed system that handles the execution, routing, and processing of application traffic and data according to policies defined by the control plane.

A service that acts as a single entry point for APIs, routing requests while handling authentication, rate limiting, monitoring, and other cross-cutting concerns.

A system component that distributes incoming requests across multiple service instances to improve availability, scalability, and resource utilization.